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( I ' 1 " i 6vV ' N flyot.tvu, ! 5 , ASTORIA, OREGON. 'FM DAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1904. NO. 110. ' . S, ' 1 ' ' ' A " ' WORST BULGARIA AND TURKEY WILL; TRY OUT f .5 Mean to Take Advantage of Rus sia's Preoccupation in Far East to Settle Their ; Differences. In Turkish Governmental Circles U War Is Said to Be Regarded ' asCertain. ENGLAND AND FRANCE TOO Ilrtvy War KUk Offered In Luurioa-ltiiMMlii'H Bluok Ben Fleet Now In Hot tied Up. Constantinople, Fb. 11. In diplo matic! quarter her the fear li Increas ing- that Turkey Mid Bulgaria will take mi' condition ! very serious, If not precarious. Physicians are watching tho case with greatest concern. The senator waa much weaker today and hl puis had run up at o'clock to 104 pulsation to the minute, The increased weakne la the direct result of fever. Official bulletin enow no com plication. The physicians are simply wultlitff development! and real Is the patient hua lout around during tho last two day. Stimulant are given the senator during the day with beneficial result. The patient rented well during the last 24 hour. The later feuture of the caa i encouraging to the phyni clan, Can Not Cross Bar. Grant' Pass, Ore., Feb. 11. Accord ing to report received here yett?ri.y from Crescent City and Oold Bench, the ttorma that are racing off flifse point along the coaat are the wont known f year. Two toamers, one of which I tiupposed to be the Creacent City, on It regular run up from Ban Francisco, are lying outside the Crescent City har bor, unable to come In. A there la ho abatement or sign of abatement lit the form, they will have to eteam out to en, and will probably attempt to run In at Oold Reach or Mar'ahfleld.' Fear I entertained for lumber schmmers that are now due at Crescent advantage of Russia's preoccupation' City. Thy would not be able to run In the fur eaat to settle their differ ence. Turkish securities have been falling since Friday. Vienna, Feb. 11. Th Polltlsche Cor respondent, a semi-official newspaper, today published comunlcatlon from Constantinople saying that In Turkish government circles the conviction ob tain that the present situation In the In, however, even though they ap peared, and will very likely keep well out till the storm Is over. Ho fur as known ther have been no wrecks any where along the coust off Southern Ore gon points. ' ' ; , , MOST OF CZAR'S WARSHIPS HAVE BEEN DISABLED OFF PORT ARTHUR Bombardment of that Point Continues and Three Russian Cruisers Are Said To Have Been Sunk. Russia's Baltic Squadron and Fifteen Warships Being Hurried to the Seat of War, but Is Delayed by Storms-Total of Seven Vessels Reported to Have Been Captured by Japs In Second Bombardment of Port Arthnr. Berlin. Feb. 11. A dispatch to the Vossisehe Zeltung from Yokohama says that the greater number of Rus sian warships at Port Arthur have al ready been disabled, and that several Japanese warships have been sent home of repairs. SUICIDE OF PRINCESS REPORTED Eizabeth, of Austria, Ends Her Own ' Life According to Report. New York, Feb. 11, Princess Eliza rr Ml.t ri.nrUra war In H.ilirarin iiievlta' bettl Of WlndlSch-GrSett, granddaugh . Iter of emperor Francis Joseph, who wus r tri Vlewf th condition of Affairs,) reported on December to have shot uttlnV sannrf faff I. It Is considered unnecessary that tut " " - port ahould burden Itself with the''"" nM' ' now r,d- serious obligations involved In carrying' WorlJ rt""'uh ,rom V"nntt' to ... t ........ . ,w. J committed suicme WUV tMW SIIWICM 1 1 u . cm Vt V form plan for Macedonia. ANOTHER WAR POSSIBLE. Qamblsr Think England and Franc Will Bseom" Involved. London, Feb. 11. At Lloydu today 10 per cent was paid to Insure against the risk of war between Franc and Great Britain within six months. Yesterday the rat was 20 per cent CONDITION PRECARIOUS. Washington, Feb. 11. Senator Uan- In the castle at Prague, Th dispatch asserts that she was soon to become a mother and had suf fered frequently from attacks of tern rorary mental aberration. There is, so far, absolutely no confirmation of these rumors. Chile 8nd Ship East. New York. Feb. 11. The Chilean training hlp General Bequando, now cruising in Italian water, na been or dered. oy a Herald dlpatch from Valparaiso, to proceed to the far eaat. 110 N PER GENT RED8JC On Clothing', Furnishing' Goods, Hats, Shoes, Etc. Excepting only Dunlap Hats, E. & W. Collars, Oil and Rubber Goods and Dents Gloves. THIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE as our goods are sold on very close margins. SALE COMMENCES Monday, January 4, 1904. P. A TORE Thrt Russian Cruisers 8unk. London, Feb, 11. A dispatch from Shanghai dated February 12, 2 a. m.. from the correspondent of the Dally Telegraph, says: .' ' ' "The bombardment of port Arthur continues. Three Russian cruiser have been sunk. The Russian bank building has been destroyed."' Baltio Fleet on Its Way. London, Feb.' 11. A dispatch from the Copenhagen correspondent of the Dally Malt says: "The Russian Baltic anuadron of 15 warships passed through Danish wat ers today en route for the far east around Cape fikagen, but, as a fierce believed that a Japanese warship has destroyed the Russian mall steamer Mongolia, bound from Shanghai for Dalny. The cablegram adds that the three Russian warship damaged by torpedoes at Port Arthur sank. ,f ,' DAMAGE TO RUSSIAN VE88EL8. Report of Admiral Al.xi.ff to th Czar Made Public. St. Petersburg, Feb. 11. The czar ha received a telegram from Viceroy Alex left, describing the damage done to the Russian warships during the bombard ment by the Japanese fleet at Fort Ar thur. It says: "The Csarvitch and Pallada were brought Into the harbor on Tuesday. The Retvlzan Is making temporary re pairs to a hole. Repairs to the battle ship are eo complicated that it is diffi cult to say when the ships will be ready. The Pallada and the Novlk wilt be docked in turn and I expect them to be ready In a fortnight. All the other vessels injured in the flglit siorra was raging In the North sea, the Russian admiral ordered the squadron . are' now repairng and coaling in the through the Kaiser Wllhelm canal." The Japanese Losses. London, Feb. U. The St Petersburg correspondent of Reuter'a Telegram Company cables that the naval head quarters staff there announce that in the fight at Port Arthur six Japanese ships were slightly damaged and SO Japanese were killed and 150 wounded. Hokedate Bombarded. London, Feb. 12. The Tien Tsln cor- harbor. I expect them to be ready In three days. "Careful search by the. cruisers and torpedo boats day and night has not re vealed the presenece of the enemy." It hi officially announced that no news has been received here of the fight at Chemulpo, of the reported landing of the Japanese, or of the blowing up of a bridge on the Manchurian railroad. Japs Capture Seven Vesels. London. Feb. 11. In a dispatch, from respondent of the standard cables tnat'NiMpigakl M February 10 tne cor it is rumored that five Russian cruiser from Vladlvostock bombarded Hako date, Japan, on Tuesday. London, Feb. 11. A special dispatch from Port Arthur says the Japaneae fleet, attempted Wednesday to land men In several bays In the neighborhood of Port Arthur under the protection of the guns of the cruisers. It Is asserted, however, that all the attempts were unsuccessful. respondent of the Dally Telegraph says: - , "There has tbeen a renewed attack upon Port Arthur. The Japanese cap tured seven Russian ships and chased the others. "There have been disturbances at Port Arthur, in which a number of Japanese civilians were killed or im prisoned. ,' "A Chinese mob has destroyed the telegraph line around New Chwang." GREAT COUP OF THE JAPANESE. . Storv of Admiral Togo's Successful! Battle off Port Arthur. London, Feb. 12 (Friday). The cor respondent of the Standurd at Toklo sends this morning nn entirely new ac count of the Port Arthur encounter. He says that Admiral Togo' tteet ar- rived Monday night and found the Rus sian squadron drawn up In battle for mation outside the harbor under the shadow of the forts, the destroyers be ing spread out In front over a distance of five miles. Admiral Togo decided on a night at tack and opened lire at 11 o'clock. While the cannonnde was hottest a number Of Japanese torpedo boats crept along close in shore at tjje foot of the cliff and succeeded, in the darkness, in getting between the Russian ships and land. Here they lay unnoticed until the Russians began to give way before the Japanese fire and sought to re enter the harbor. v The Japanese torpedo ' boats then opened fire at comparatively close range and sank two battleships and one cruiser close to the entrance of the har bor. , The effect of this coup was the re treat of the remainder of the squadron In the harbor. Mail Steamer Rported Lost. London. Feb. 11. Lloyds agent at Shanghai, cabling under date of yes terday, says It Is reported and generally Tokio Celebrates Victory. London. Feb. 11. "Tokio witnessed a smaller Mafeklng celebration tonight" cables a correspondent. "Thousands of fctudents paraded the streets, accom panied by many bands of music, carry ing torches, flags, colored lanterns and transparencies emblnsoned with war pictures. "The various processions surrounded the palace wall and visited the gov ernment offices. The crowds were or derly. "The British residents of Toklo were cheered wherever they appeared." . . ha been a persistent rumor afloat to the effect that the Japanese govern ment would Impress the N. T. K. liners to serve as transports. The fact that one of them la now en route to Se attle is Interpreted by local officials of the company to Indicate that the Amer ican line of the company will not be disturbed. Our NeNutratity Proclaimed. Washington, Feb. ll-Iresldent Rsevtlt today Issued a proclamation declaring the neutrality of the United States in the Russo-Japanese war. Alsxieff Chief Over All. St Petersburg, Feb. 11. It 1 offi cially announced that Admiral Alexleffe has been appointed to ' the supreme command of the Russian land and sea forces in the far east . Japs Waiting For Her. ' Shanghai, Feb. 11. The Russian gunboat Mandjur ia stiU here. It is understood that two Japanese warship are awaiting her at the mouth of the Tangtse Kiang. , i Capturing Merchant Ship. - Berlin, Feb. 11. A dispatch received here from Toklo says the Imperial de cree concerning the seizure of Russian merchant vessel, except those leaving Japan or sailing direct from other than Japanese ports for Japan up "to Febru ary IS, provided the latter leave Japan after discharging their cargoes and keep to the route mapped out for them. arid provided also that neither inward bound nor outward bouna ships have on board article of contraband of war. Thirty' Russians Kiled. London, Feb. 11. A special dispatch from Tien Tsin confirms the report that the Sanchuria n railroad , has . been blocked by the blowing up of a bridge on the line and that 30 Russians were killed In the explosion. ' It Is reported, the dispatch adds, that the Russian steamers Xonnl and Mukden, belonging to the Chinese Eastern Railway Com pany, have been captured by the Jap anese. .- .. The Pincher Gets Slapped. New York, Feb. 11. There Is a "Jack the Pincher" at work in the shopping district who is causing much trouble for bargain hunters who happen to be on Fulton street In the afternoon. Two young Park Slope girls had an experi ence with him yesterday afternoon, and a a result the "pincher" is not likely to be very active for the next few days. The young women were passing one of the large department stores when the individual walked In back of one of the pair and gave her arm a vicious pinch. The young woman gasped and turned to see a well dressed, middle aged man back of her. Without any preliminaries she placed her hand on the side of the individual's face with considerable energy. She likewise told the Individual what she thought of him. The latter didn't wait to hear, but Jumped on a passing car. Several other Park Slope young women have reported to the police that a "pincher" Is at work, and plain clothes men are looking for him. ' Report i Denied. St. Petersburg, Feb. 11. Th minis try of marine declares there is abso lutely no foundation for the report that the Japanese made several attempt to land at Port Arthur. English Did Not Aid Japs. London, Feb. 11. It was said at the foreign office here this afternoon that the assertion of the Nove Vremya, of St. Petersburg, that the Japanese1 fleet used Wel-Hal-Wel as a base for its attack on Port Arthur was absolutely untrue. American Line Safe. Seattle, Feb. 11. The Iyo Maru, of the Nippon Yusen Kalsha's Seattle line, sailed from Yokohama yesterday for Seattle. The Akl Maru Is scheduled to follow her on February 2S. There Wanted in Portland. Sulssun, Cul., Feb. 11. Constable Downing has arrested Bill Jones, want ed In Portland, Ore., n several charges of burglary. Jones admitted his guilt, hut stated he cached near Vancouver about I1100 worth of jewelry and sil verware he had collected on various raids in the northwest. He expressed willingness to show the Portland police where he hid the valuables. HORRIBLE PLAN OF JEALOUS HUSBAND Baker Oty Man Makes Fiendish . Attempt to Destroy Portland , " Block By Means of - , Dynamite. , Sets Fire to the Fuse of the Bomb But the Infernal Machine Re fuses to Go Off. SOUGHT TO KILL HIS WIFE After Firing Bomb 'Edmand ' I. Tobln Turned Kevotrer Upon Himself and Blew " Out His Brains. , Portland, Feb. 11. A tragedy of un usual flendishness, and which narrowly missed being accompanied by horrify ing results, occurred thi evening. Ed mund D. Tobln, a mining man from Baker City, visited the rooms of hi divorced wife in the Ainsworth block and begged to be accorded an interview. The woman, who conducts a dressmak ing establishment, spurned the man, refusing to have anything to do with him. Seeing that his ex-wife was de termined to avoid him, Tobln drew a revolver and fired three shot at th woman,... Two of the bullet struck her body, but were deflected by corset steels Th4 thi Jplcfd her ar-n, in flicting a serjous injury. Mrs. Tobia her, rushed . from ( ' the ? apartment, screaming. Left to himself Tobln applied a light ed match to a 10-pound box of dyna mite which he carried. From one cor- ner of the box protruded a fuse, which waa bidden in the folds of the paper In which the box waa wrapped.: Tobln then placed the muzzle of his revolver to the back of hi ear and fired.. He ex- pired Immediately. , ' " Attracted by the noise of the shots Robert F. Dean, of the United States recruiting service, who has an office ia the Ainsworth building, rusned to Mrs. Tobin's aparements, and, seetng the box blazing on the floor toeslde Tobin'a body. succeeded in extinguishing the flames. It was then that the full scope of To bin's horrifying plot was laid bare. It appears that In his excitement To bln lighted the wrong corner of the box and the flame had not yet reachet the fuse when Dean succeeded in ex tinguishing the Are, which in a few more seconds would have reached the fuse and a terrific explosion have fol lowed. Enough dynamite was in the box to have completely demolished the Ainsworth building, which is one of the largest business blocks in this city. Had Tobin's plan not miscarried it is probable that a score or more of lives would have been sacrificed to his hor rible cunning. The Tobins were divorced last April, Mrs. Tobn coming to this city from Baker City to go into the dressmaking business with Mrs. Pin. Tobln uaa been In the city several weeks, but nls presence was unknown to Mrs. Tobln until tonight when he made his ap pearance at her rooms, bent upon mur der of the most horrible description. Valentine J. 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